Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-09-11

Among the ofacaEs msntioned above
ere some Who weFe not regular members
of thu fcroa but we're employed ocoa-
sionaly % special policemen Tor short
teEms. Among these we're j. MnFphy
r. A. Minick, A. n. Pinckney and
James Miles. There was also number
whose terms either sxpifed before the
expiration Of the year or whose appoint
mens was not made when tia year CON-
meneed. In many cases tbs xhole Of
tue amounts recsived we're obtained IN
very short periods. This IL notably the
case Of w. B. JacklluR, whose term ex.
pired In the couFse Of the fret month Of
the year and whose el9O65 was al
drawn
wrxEM TERKB MONTH";.
In connection with cases which bad
cone up during that time. Jamea
Welah had eleven montba In which "a
reesiva bis aIsl.e0 and r. A. Fay had
ahe sane psri0d IN which to draw bid
all2.20. w. H. Pincknsy also obtained
ais 9l9S 90 Ia the same length Of time.
j. D. Duncan had not been toree
months on the fcRce when the teRm 10
whtah theee 6auFes refer was closed
yet he received e66 IN that time.
Included in the amounts given In the
table, in gross, are some rather large
suna drawn Ia afnale cA9ee. For In
stanoe, the fees paid 30 W. II. Pinckney
in one case 10 the Dis yict Court
amounted 70 el2 70; A. II Msnning in
one case drew $50, and +. A. Fay In
another case drew s34 50 from tie same
court. In some casea two, three and
even mote polIcemsn have appsaRed
against some unfortunate prisoner
charged With being drunk and disorder
n OF simpIv drunk, and ell have been
Paid thsir g. 20, which has been added
b the 81 Of s5 nne in which be has
bssn mnlosad. Gases are
N no MzANs RAnE
In which the costa have been run up 10
$40 and evan ESQ. In some Instances
a lsass the Az and c1ats have been
made 10 cover the amount which the
uoor SINNER happened 10 have on his
serson at she tims of bis arrest.
The members Of the police foree eAn.
howeveR, hardly be held 20 blame foK
this stats Of thinQs. Many thinking 9th
gems blame the whols fee syssem ana
claim that ne policeman should receive
or Be slloWed 20 receive any fes o.
Of any kind from any
souros outside Of bic offieial salary dur
inn his term Of of3oes These say thai
the salaries shoaId b. made large
enough 20 insure the emplcymeDt OF
elficient men who should bs made liable
70 Instant dismigsal In case ehey 70
osiFsd any suma outside Of the salaries
given, wishoas he special peFmissioa Of
a. Gf&a 0aanRfa
Il vii Be- noticed in ths tabls giysn
ahaxs that tie fee system enables some
oflosrs to recsive much iafRer scans
than others Wbo may Be equally a.
efacient aud Who devote Themselves
quite % fatshfuliy 10
THE MxEKEsTa or TAE Gil.
TIE fact d thaa moss Of ths arrests
whioh are made in The city are made on
one Of tee ssrssss, either Commercial
o. Wsshinuson, og a. eli events "a ske
dislfiea bocnded By jackson, Hill end
Foufth nsrssts and tie water fFont.
rhs msn who are assigned % beats IN
ibis eistricl aFs theEef0rs the Ue1 Who
seoeivs tie nosa fees. and this without
regard 10 their especial efneie1ey o. a.
lensisn 20 dr1y. In The diseFiets away
lE8m N48e Ht4NAt8 " 80 Nt@l 80 eAAAaa@Ae
% patrol have fsw opportunities 70 OBJ
lain
SUBSTANTIAL TsCzEAsEs
To thair pay fren the eosaa Of arrest.
q ~ beta uheFs tie mos arrests are
nads an oonsfearsd tns most undeaine
.hle, a4g many ciii1sns, there would Be
30 dsfnsni1F "a Arranging the matter By
IneFeasina tie pay Of The nen en tboss
on eousss. under he Zee system shs
soaft CT sials hare nc intesees IN Fedse-
NJ the nnonnfs paid slfher % Einelsof-
sesEa O. tns pumke-a VIE aa41 ssceivs
sasls b particular easss. e ihsff oEn
Iaxseuzi fesg Ars increased IN psepoE-
ltan % ~ uambes q witnesses ex-
,nteed sd tha nambeF Ct sdioaEn-
nsnas snlch taks ptass. In speakine
e euusa oGIslals, of coaTes i must BE-
zndeFmosa thaa this doea act ineiuds
- 2aaass q he District e. Uafsed
ssatsa OsaEaa. We rsoeiRe o1ly theff
sfseini HsaaRies- Tie 1ussieea Of sha
Pea.s ARE ailowsd uadeR tie fire. bill 81
'sg izaninR . warrant h criminal eassa.
d fer takinz recozHizsnss of bail 80
'sata fax co@@is1iuR - tasl. 8 ssntA foR
.wHFF suAKnaa an4 10 esnts far ever
are il Il after ~ aEst. 50 seats fsr
,sizrtna in1ensst 80 trail 50 cents fer
lFerY a Soerner1snA Is eents faF swear
- eaeA wlsneaa ~ fasar a9d 80 csnt1
os taxing ths eos3s n any ssss.
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